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Motion to Invoke Cloture: Christopher T. Hanson to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

June 3, 2024 · On the Cloture Motion

Fetterman voted: Did not vote

Senator John Fetterman did not vote on this measure. Fetterman did not cast a vote on this question. The final result was Cloture Motion Agreed to (74–15).

What kind of vote this was

This was a cloture vote — a vote on whether to end debate so the Senate can move to a final decision on the question. Approval required a simple majority.

What this vote was about

Christopher T. Hanson, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the term of five years expiring June 30, 2029

How the parties split

CaucusYeaNay
Democrats440
Republicans2715
Independents30

In total, 89 senators voted on this question. The question was decided by a margin of 59 votes. 11 senators did not vote. Senate Democrats split 44–0 and Republicans 27–15. Independents split 3–0. Fetterman was among the 11 senators who did not vote.

Primary source

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote — 118th Congress, Session 2, Vote No. 183.

View the official record on Senate.gov

This vote in Fetterman’s record

This site groups the vote under Cabinet & nominee confirmations. Across 907 votes in that cluster, Fetterman voted Yea 441 times and Nay 308 times, and broke with the Democratic caucus majority on 92 of them (10.1%).

This is one of the 204 roll calls Fetterman has missed since January 2023, about 12.9% of all recorded votes.

Questions and answers

How did Fetterman vote on cloture for Christopher T. Hanson to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission?
Senator John Fetterman did not vote on Motion to Invoke Cloture: Christopher T. Hanson to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on June 3, 2024. The measure’s outcome was: Cloture Motion Agreed to.
Did Fetterman vote with his party on this?
Fetterman did not cast a vote on this question.

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